(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department report Officers were dispatched at around 8-a.m. today (Monday), to the area of I-80 westbound, at mile marker 1, for a man who was experiencing a personal crisis, and had climbed up onto the signage board over the roadway.

Council Bluff Police negotiators, with the assistance of the Council Bluffs Fire Department, utilized a ladder/aerial truck to get close to and speak with the man. They were able to talk him into coming down and going for help.

During the incident, the I-80 West Express lanes were shut down, and traffic was re-routed into I-80 west local lanes, which caused minimal disruption to traffic. The Express Lanes were re-opened at around 9:05-a.m.  The name of the subject involved in the incident will not be released, according to Police.